Shewag better than Viv? You must be kidding.

I am a cricket fan. I am a fan of Shewag. He is definitely one of the best player to watch to. He is nightmare to the opposition bowler. Cricket pundits predict the match if Shewag plays or does not play well. He deserves all the respects. But is he better than Viv Richards?

A bit too much to ask for. Viv will storm into any all time best test or one day cricket team. Shewag will not be one of them. Viv is both an attacking player with sound technique where as Shewag bats well with eye hand coordination. Viv has played at a time when scoring rates are lower (compare batsman of those era) where as Shewag played when scoring rates are higher. Though the scoring rate of Shewag is better than that of Richards, if we look at relative scoring rate Richards is way ahead of Shewag. Shewag is not able to change his gear and play longer and slower innings when required.

So Viv is a far better player and belongs to the all time great cricketer, where as Shewag belongs to great cricketer of this generation.